Dan – I am very sorry to hear of your plight. I know a gentleman here in WA who has a very similar story.

I wonder if you have retained an attorney for you case. By SSA and Federal law their fees are set, so you would be charged after a successful claim occurred. To get the name of an attorney who would best serve you I would contact your local NAMI affiliate or the Protection and Advocacy System for CA. (The State NAMI office is in Sacramento 1-916-567-0163, but I am sure that Southern CA has a good affiliate.) Even if you do not have a mental illness (I do – that is why I am sending you there, the attorneys they can recommend would know the laws that matter in your case.)  The States’ Protection & Advocacy System is a federal program and I have found them to be very knowledgeable here in WA. The last group I know of would be the Coalition for Citizens with disabilities. In CA the numbers I have are 1-916-488-9955 or 1-800-776-5746.

I know that the best way to approach things like this is one thing at a time. Perhaps you could look at your list and divide the issues into smaller groups so that it will not overwhelm whomever you are talking to. Maybe the social security issue would be the best way to start – at least then you can hope to get some funds to begin living in a healthier way. If you filed a SSA claim when you talk with the attorney it will be very beneficial if you have that paperwork all together. I was recently helping someone who found his claim from 1989 was still open and he had one last chance to appeal. I do not know what happened, as I referred him to an attorney since so much was at stake.

Well Dan – that is all I can think of. I do wish you well. Good luck!

Helen.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan [mailto:DaninCal@...]
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:25 PM
To: pain-in-the-law@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [pain-in-the-law] Rights granted by LAW.

I would welcome any and all help to get "all" the rights grantedunder and by the "Law". I continue to have my :   civilrights,medical rights,legal rights,labor rights,and all my workers'comp rights and benefits,from 1989 to date withheld,denied,andviolated. I continue to have all my social security rights andbenefits withheld,denied,and violated,from 1992 to date.              I continue to be denied a "proper, ethical,or legal claim for WC".This is as the result of a known fraudulent claim allowed to start in1991 and continues to be allowed to stand,since 1995. Even thoughknown direct evidence and an eye witess has been known to exist,butwas allowed to be kept withheld/suppressed from becomingevidence,since 1992.                      I have been denied any kindof hearing of any kind,by the same Administrative Law Judge. Same ALJdenied every step of the process of Appeals,in knowing directviolation of the Social Security Laws,from 1992 to 1994 and also,from1994 to 1996. I did not attempt a third attempt to file a new claim.The Appeals Council in Virginia did absolutely nothing,both times. Ifelt they would do nothing,no matter how many times I would file aclaim and the same ALJ would deny me due process of Appeals.                  As the result of crimes and rights violations commited to meand against me. I have been : Handicapped since 1989,Unemployablesince 1992,and without any type of any kind of an income,from 1993 tothis very day.        I have never been provided any kind of medicaltreatment for eight work related injuries of 1989 and 1990,and alsofor injuries of being rearended in a car accident in 1991,from 1989to date. I live in southern California.   &nbs! p;  Any and all help will beappreciated.